[A/S] Fw: Airstream Pullers

["Tom Patterson" <pattersontom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here is the second e-mail that I sent to Harvey.

-Tom

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Patterson" <pattersontom@mindspring.com>
To: "Harvey Barlow" <harveybarlow@earthlink.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: Airstream Pullers


> Hi Harvey,
>      I have the BD exhaust brake.  I do believe that I have heard of the
> Lubbock dealer.  Maybe Hunter had something installed there?  Someone did
I
> know.  I don't know that I can help you with a book.  I don't know about
> draining water.  That has never come up for me.  I do carry a spare fuel
> filter, based on a recommendation in one of the Power Stroke Registry
> magazines.  I got the initial series of these magazines to familiarize
> myself with the PSD, but have not kept up the subscription.  Check the BD
> site at http://www.bd-vfi.com/ and the Power Stroke Registry at
> http://www.powerstrokeregistry.com/.
>
> -Tom
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Harvey Barlow" <harveybarlow@earthlink.net>
> To: "Tom Patterson" <tom@tompatterson.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 6:29 PM
> Subject: Re: Airstream Pullers
>
>
> > Thanks Tom for the benefit of your experience.  That is exactly the kind
> of
> > information I want and need in order to make a good choice that I'll be
> > comfortable with 200k or 300k miles.  I have been partial to Ford trucks
> for
> > years because the product has always performed as it should and always
> been
> > completely reliable but the Cummins seems to be such an excellent engine
I
> > feel like I should give the Dodge-Cummins serious consideration as well.
> >
> > I like the sound of 16.5mpg with a mix of towing/non-towing.  My gas 460
> > won't approach that coasting down hill.  The best it has ever done is
> about
> > 13.5 light and 10.5 towing.
> >
> > What brand of exhaust brake are you using?  How well does it perform?
It
> > may have been you that provided a web address to the list several months
> ago
> > for an aftermarket company that specializes in selling and installing
> light
> > truck diesel equipment.  The company is located right here in Lubbock
> where
> > I live.  I am planning on visiting them in the next few days and looking
> > over their merchandise and asking questions about their experience with
> > Dodge and Ford diesel powered trucks.
> >
> > Can you recommend a title and source of a book about using turbodiesel
> > engines in light trucks?  Since they are very different in the way they
> > perform, maintenance requirements, and even different driving style
> required
> > I would like to locate a book or books to read up on the subject.
> >
> > I am aware of the special cooling system additive to prevent cavitation
> but
> > don't know much about changing fuel filters and draining water from the
> fuel
> > tanks which I hear about from time to time.
> >
> > Again, thanks.
> > Harvey